First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Amazon’s "Tomb Raider" Revealed

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the TV adaptation of “Tomb Raider,” starring Sophie Turner as video game icon Lara Croft.

The series, which is currently underway, was officially greenlighted in May 2024, with Turner coming aboard to star six months later, and finally began production on January 19.

The plot is being kept under wraps except that it is based on the classic video game franchise, following the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.

Turner is the latest high-profile actress to take on the role of Croft. The archaeologist and adventurer was previously portrayed on screen in two films by Angelina Jolie and in another by Alicia Vikander.

In addition to Turner, the cast includes Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge serves as creator, writer and executive producer. Chad Hodge is an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Waller-Bridge. Jonathan van Tulleken will serve as director and executive producer.

The first “Tomb Raider” video game was released in 1996, and Lara Croft quickly became a female action icon.

The most recent game, “Shadow of the Tomb Raider,” came out in 2018, and many of the original classics have been remastered over the years. 

Two new games, “Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis” and “Tomb Raider: Catalyst,” are slated for 2026 and 2027, respectively.

The series is executive produced by Crystal Dynamics; Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins via Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen; Michael Scheel; Hodge; van Tulleken; and Legendary Television.

“Tomb Raider” is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios. 

Waller-Bridge is currently under an overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios.

The “Tomb Raider” series was developed under a pact between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios, which comes via Story Kitchen’s first-look deal with the studio to develop additional “Tomb Raider” stories into series and films.